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Air-Fried Chicken Wings with Chipotle Barbecue Sauce
Breville Test Kitchen

Breville Test Kitchen

Air-Fried Chicken Wings with Chipotle Barbecue Sauce

These air-fried wings are a game changer, smothered in a finger lickin’ sweet and smoky sauce. What’s not to love!
the Smart Oven™ Air Fryer XL
the Smart Oven™ Air Fryer XL Product Details

the Smart Oven™ Air Fryer XL

45 mins total time

25 mins active time

Easy

Makes about 18

Ingredients


Measurements:

For the chipotle barbecue sauce

  • vegetable oil icon
    1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • brown onion icon
    1 brown onion

    thinly sliced

  • clove garlic icon
    2 cloves garlic

    thinly sliced

  • can chipotle peppers in adobo sauce icon
    3½ oz can chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
  • ground ginger icon
    ½ tsp ground ginger
  • smoked paprika icon
    ½ tsp smoked paprika
  • mustard powder icon
    ½ tsp mustard powder
  • can chopped tomatoes icon
    14 oz can chopped tomatoes
  • tomato paste icon
    ⅓ cup (3¼ oz) tomato paste
  • apple cider vinegar icon
    ¾ cup (6 fl oz) apple cider vinegar
  • demerara sugar icon
    ¾ cup (5¼ oz) demerara sugar
  • honey icon
    2 tbsp (1½ oz) honey
  • Worcestershire sauce icon
    2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • coarse salt icon
    Coarse salt

    to season

For the chicken wings

  • chicken wing nibbles icon
    3 lb chicken wing nibbles
  • milk powder icon
    1 tbsp milk powder
  • coarse salt icon
    1 tsp coarse salt
  • vegetable oil icon
    1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • coarsely chopped coriander icon
    Coarsely chopped coriander

    to serve

Instructions

  • 1To start the chipotle barbecue sauce, heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally for 3 minutes, or until softened. Add the garlic and cook, stirring for 1 minute, or until fragrant.
  • 2Add the chipotle and spices and cook, stirring for 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, vinegar, sugar, honey, Worcestershire sauce and salt. Bring to a boil then reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally for 20 minutes, or until reduced by a quarter. Cool for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, continue to the next step.
  • 3Insert the air fry basket into position 3 and the wire rack into position 7. Place the roasting pan on the rack so it sits beneath the basket to catch any drips during cooking. Select Air Fry, Super Convection, 440°F, for 30 minutes, enable Rotate Remind and press Start to preheat. Meanwhile, prepare the chicken.
  • 4Place the wings on paper towels and pat dry to remove any excess moisture.
  • 5Place the milk powder, salt and oil in a large bowl and whisk to combine. Add the wings and toss to coat.
  • 6Once preheated, place the wings top side up in the air fry basket, evenly spaced apart. When the Rotate Remind signals, turn the wings. When the oven signals that cooking is complete, adjust the oven to Grill, High, for 5 minutes and press Start to grill. While the chicken cooks, blend the sauce.
  • 7Blend the sauce until smooth.
    Tip: If your blender lid doesn't have safety clips, firmly hold the lid down with a tea towel when turning on. Sauce can be made a day ahead, store covered, in the refrigerator. Makes about 4 cups (32 fl oz)
  • 8The wings should be browned and cooked through. If not, grill them a little longer.
  • 9Transfer the wings to a large bowl. Pour over approximately half the sauce and stir to coat.
  • 10Transfer the wings to a platter, sprinkle with coriander and serve with the remaining sauce.
    Tip: Any leftover chipotle barbecue sauce can be cooled and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. The sauce goes great with pulled beef!
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